- China Southern Expands Fleet to Boost Cargo Operations[Jun. 12, 2020]
China Southern Airlines, the country's largest carrier by passenger volume, added two Boeing 777 cargo aircraft to its fleet and pledged to enhance its cargo capacity via retrofitted passenger aircraft to bolster the country's insufficient airfreight capacity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Dhaka Flight Suspension Follows Cases of Contagion[Jun. 15, 2020]
China's aviation regulator ordered on Sunday a four-week suspension of a China Southern Airlines flight from Dhaka to Guangzhou in an effort to prevent imported COVID-19 cases.
- China Eastern Forms New Hainan Carrier[Jun. 15, 2020]
Venture heralds aviation boom as province develops free trade port
- China Eastern Airlines: 200+ Medical Supply Flights to Europe[Jun. 10, 2020]
At 09:09 AM June 5 local time, a China Eastern Airlines (CEA) "passenger to cargo "flight MU7263 took off from Jinan to Milan fully loaded with over 20 tons of supplies. This is CEA's 22th flight transporting medical equipment directly from China to Italy.
- CAAC Issues Revised Rules on Flight Diversion[May 29, 2020]
On April 17, CAAC issued the revised Rules on Flight Diversion to further standardize support for flight diversion and improve the safety of operations. The Rules greatly optimize the reservation rules on diversion stands at airports and allow dynamic adjustment and reduction of diversion stands. Under the new Rules, the number of reserved stands (Category C and above) at airports nationwide at night can be reduced by up to 353 in the future.
- Pakistan to Resume Intl Flight Operations[May 29, 2020]
Pakistan will resume its international flight operations from Friday night after the government eased some of the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a notification issued by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday.
- U.S. Senators Urge Delta, JetBlue to Restore Employee Hours[May 22, 2020]
A group of U.S. senators is urging Delta Air Lines Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp to immediately reverse their decisions to reduce employees' hours, calling them contrary to the requirements of taxpayer-funded payroll assistance.
- Poland to Extend Ban on International Flights until June 6[May 22, 2020]
Poland plans to extend a ban on international flights by two weeks until June 6 due to the coronavirus pandemic, state-run news agency PAP said on Friday citing infrastructure ministry documents.
- UK Set to Outline Quarantine Measures for International Arrivals[May 22, 2020]
The United Kingdom will later on Friday spell out details of its plans for a COVID-19 quarantine for travellers arriving from overseas, a measure that airlines have warned will devastate their industry.
- Oil Drops over 5% on China-U.S. Tensions, Demand Doubts[May 22, 2020]
Oil fell over 5% on Friday towards US$34 a barrel as tensions rose between the United States and China, and doubts grew about the pace of demand recovery from the coronavirus crisis.